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Every child has the same passion for magnets. Adults however behave a bit more rationally and they put the magnets into metal devices like a refrigerator or a metal dishwasher and the trend is quite prevalent in all age groups of adults. We can assume that all humans just love magnets and it is such a device which fascinates a child as well as an adult. Custom magnets can be used anywhere and they are specially designed to help carry out many desired tasks or just for the sole purpose of entertainment. 

Many companies use promotional magnets to advertise their products or their line of operations. They advertise the latest products through such promotional magnets which have pictorial depictions of the products launched by the company.

Car magnets are used to send out certain messages and they may include advertising various products.  Many magnets are used solely for the purpose of fun like the fridge magnets and the ones used to depict cartoon characters like a pig or a smiley. Refrigerator magnets contain a whole lot of pictorial data and it may vary from a cartoon character to an advertisement. 

One can also design magnets on his own and get them manufactured at discounted prices. Exchange of ideas can take place with the help of promotional magnets or better known as promo magnets. They can promote various ideas and spread an awareness regarding a particular topic.  Government can launch message magnets to make known their governmental programs. a public awareness can be spread using magnets which depict the policies which will be followed by the government in the near future.
 
There are a lot of newfangled refrigerator magnets. One can come across many magnetic personalities like that of Albert Einstein and Sherlock Holmes. Many pledges such as promoting the abstinence from all kinds of behaviors can be found in refrigerator magnets. 

Any common household product that is made of metal can have a magnet be easily attached to it. Magnets can be of various shapes and sizes. A magnet is a fascinating device and has many qualities and it can be used for spreading out many ideas and concepts. The display is simple enough so that it can be grasped by the masses. 

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Smart marketers who want a great way to ensure their products and services get maximum exposure in homes, offices and even on the street are turning more and more to flexible magnets as a viable and cost-effective solution for advertising. Permanent magnets of the "flexible" variety are ideal for marketing and they do not necessarily break a budget even when professional design, artwo rk and production is desired.

The flexible design of permanent magnets meant for marketing makes them ideal for use in a number of different scenarios. Generally magnetized on one side with vinyl on the other, these magnets open the door for a variety of customized designs, looks and purposes. Some of the most popular permanent flexible magnet applications for marketing include:

Business cards. Flexible magnets that are cut and printed to replace traditional business cards offer a great opportunity for businesses to really tout their services. Many who receive these put them on their home refrigerators or place them on filing cabinets and in other very visible locations. Not only do these permanent magnets serve to remind a homeowner or office worker of a product or service, they are generally spotted by anyone who visits or passes.

Refrigerator door fliers. Many businesses are using flexible magnets printed with specials and other pertinent information to replace fliers sent out in direct marketing campaigns. Since these often make it to the refrigerator doors in homes that receive them, this marketing vehicle has real staying power.

Metal door signs. When signs are needed for doors, flexible magnets work wonders. Offering the platform for printing just about any text, logo or design, these are ideal for businesses that do not want to shell out a fortune for signage, but who still desire a professional look. They work well for both interior and exterior doors that are metal of nature.

Automobile signs. Many businesses are turning to magnets to ensure that company vehicles are properly marked or that promotions are advertised while fleets are out on the road. Rather than the expense of a custom paint job, these easy-to-replace flexible magnet signs make it very easy and even cost-effective to change out signs with the coming and goings of new products, services or specials. The beauty of these signs lies in the fact they are "seen" everywhere an employee’s vehicle or company fleet vehicle goes. Even a simple logo can provide constant exposure for a business.

Displays. Printed permanent flexible magnets are also spectacular for use in trade shows and public displays. Rather than having to worry about Velcro or tape coming loose, these magnets ensure a tight fit on the right backing and a display that is eye-popping and solid.

Although a bit more costly than regular paper printing, flexible magnets tend to have a strong appeal for businesses that want to market their goods, services or even special promotions. Since they tend to "stick" around in homes and offices that receive them, the residual benefits are nothing to sneeze at. Whereas paper business cards and fliers get lost or thrown out, permanent magnets tend to become a part of the landscape. For automobile and other signage, they also provide a cost effective means of advertising.

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Summer, fall, winter or spring, if you have young children with time on their hands you need to have some activities planned. Every child benefits from fun that is also educational, and 10 fun projects with magnets fill the bill nicely. This list is divided evenly between "experiments" (1 through 5) and "projects" (6 through 10) so you can keep the attention of your budding scientists as well as your future artists.

There are plenty of places to get your magnets, and don’t forget the many different kinds available. They come in all sizes and shapes, colored and plain, and even in flexible sheets that can be cut into any shape.

For the following activities, you will need a variety of magnets and other supplies. Instead of making one materials list for you, however, it is suggested that you decide which activities you (and your kids) want to do, then assemble your supplies from the list in each activity description.

Note: The "you" in the following instructions can mean the parent or the child. Frankly, these activities are fun and interesting for all ages!

1. Make a compass

You will need the following items:
– non-metallic bowl filled with water
– metal pin
– magnet
– cork

This experiment will show how to make a compass that points true North.

Magnetize the pin by holding it in your hand and stroking it with the magnet in one direction only, from the base (head) to the point. Lift the magnet off at the point, then begin again at the base. Repeat this at least 25-30 times.

Now push the pin through the piece of cork so that the cork is in the middle of the pin, and put the cork/pin in the (non-metallic) water-filled bowl. The pin should have been made magnetic enough to point North.

You can also try seeing how strong your new pin magnet is by seeing if it will pick up small metal objects, such as paper clips.

2. Polar attraction/repulsion A

You will need the following items:

– two (2) bar magnets

Magnets, of course, have north and south magnetic sides. Depending upon which ends (or sides) that you force together, they will either attract strongly or not at all. If you put north and south magnetic poles together, they will attract. If you put two similar sides together, north or south, they will either not attract or they will actually repel one another.

With this experiment, you and your children will discover the force of the attraction or the repulsion of the magnet.

Place two opposite ends together and you will notice that they instantly attract to one another. Lesson: north and south poles on the magnet attract one another, at different strengths depending on the magnets and the conditions.

Now try to force the two north sides of the magnets together. You will be able to feel as the poles repel one another. You can do the same thing with the south sides and will notice the same effect. You can measure the force by holding the same poles together and slowly releasing your hold on the magnets.

3. Polar attraction/repulsion B

Using the same bar magnets, place them down on a table. Take one magnet with north side pointing forward and push it close to the other magnet’s north side. The magnet you are not holding will move away from the one you are, and even try to turn itself around.

This shows that the south side is attracting your magnet’s north side. You can determine the magnet strength by seeing how far away you can be and still have these effects.

4. Polar attraction/repulsion B Again using the same kind of magnets, but three to five of them, experiment with pushing the magnets in a kind of "magnet train." Line magnets up with south sides facing south and north sides facing north, then push the first magnet and watch the other magnets jump forward.

Keep lining up magnets this way and see how many you can get to work together in your "train."

5. The floating magnets

You will need the following items:

– five (5) to eight (8) "donut" magnets (the ones with the holes in the middle)
– one (1`) wooden rod that will fit through magnet holes
– base for rod (wood or modeling clay)

If you cannot buy or construct a base for the rod, you can stand it up in a wad of modeling clay. It won’t be bearing much weight, so it doesn’t have to be "over prepared."

First, determine the magnetic forces of the donut magnets and which side is north or south.

Remember, of course, that polar opposites attract. Now put three or four magnets along the bottom of the wooden rod as it is standing. The positioning of the magnets is important: Place all of the magnets with south at the bottom, so when you stack up the three or four magnets, the north (top) part of the bottom magnet will attract the bottom (south) side that you place on top of it. Thus, at the very top of the pile, you will have a north side.

Place the next magnet with the north end down. It will not attract to the north side below it, so it will "hover" over the other magnets. You can continue the hovering demonstration by placing another magnet, south side down this time, on the rod. This new magnet will also hover, as will any others you position on the rod (remembering to alternate the north/south orientation).

6. Sheet magnet fun A: Refrigerator magnets

You will need the following items:

– several letter-size sheets of flexible magnetic material, white on one side
– family photos or kids’ artwork
– glue or paste, scissors

Have the kids decide whether they want to make their refrigerator magnet with a drawing or a photo. It could be great fun for each child to make his or her own photo magnet.

Cut the drawing or photo out and trim it nicely. Place it on the magnetic sheet and trace the shape with a pencil, then cut the shape out of the magnetic sheet. Glue the drawing or picture to the magnetic material.

7. Sheet magnet fun B: Word magnets

You will need the following items:

– list of common words for sentence formation (Internet)
– computer and printer (alternative: Sharpie pens)
– several letter-size sheets of flexible magnetic material, white on one side
– glue or paste, scissors

On the Internet you will find various sources for lists of commonly used words. You need a selection of nouns, verbs, articles and other kinds of words for sentence formation, but include a few family favorites, names, nicknames, etc.

Print out the list on your computer printer, with each word in a 1/2-inch by 2-inch area. Alternatively, if you do not have a printer you can use Sharpie pens to write the words on 1/2-inch by 2-inch strips of the magnetic sheet.

Cut and paste the words onto appropriately sized strips of the sheet material. Place the magnetic words on the refrigerator or stove front. Leave surprise messages for one another, make up silly sayings or have fun just jumbling them up!

8. Sheet magnet fun C: Kiddie business cards

You will need the following items:

– several letter-size sheets of flexible magnetic material, white on one side
– kids’ artwork and old magazines (for pictures, words)
– glue or paste, scissors

Trace a standard business card on the sheets, or draw a 2-inch by 3.5-inch rectangle. Have your kids find pictures that apply to their personalities – tigers for the rough and tumble, princesses for the dainty little ladies, or vice versa! They can write their names, and make themselves the president of any company they’d like to invent. The finished cards can go on the fridge, inside their school lockers or anywhere else a magnet will stay put.

9. Colored magnet tic-tac-toe

You will need the following items:
– bag of colored magnets (same size, different colors)
– a 5-inch square of magnetic sheet, white on one side
– ruler and Sharpie pen

Draw a tic-tac-toe playing square on the magnetic sheet. This will go on the fridge, the front of the stove or some other centrally located place. Keep a bag of similarly-sized magnets of different colors near the play square and, picking one color for yourself and another for your opponent, make a tic-tac-toe move each time you pass by that area. Check through the day and watch for your opponent’s move. This is a great way to stretch a game of tic-tac-toe out for a day, sometimes, while giving you the opportunity to grab a snack out of the fridge, too.

10. Personalized memo-holder

You will need the following items:

– bar magnet, at least 1/2-inch wide, three (3) to four (4) inches long
– paper, colored pens and pencils, scissors, glue

Trace the shape of the bar magnet onto a piece of paper. This will show you how much room you have to write your name and draw a design. You can write your name simply or color your letters differently, even adding designs and other shapes. Cut the piece of paper out and glue it to the side of the bar magnet. Now you have a way to put your "to do list" or your "memo to Mom" on the fridge door, stove front or any other magnetic spot.

What with all the letters and shapes and pictures and name-tags resulting from these projects, there could be a real upsurge in "magnetic publishing" in your house. The magnetic words, in particular, have great educational value, and the lessons learned in the simple magnet experiments are helpful as well as entertaining. With just a few magnets and art supplies, you can attract a whole lot of fun to your house!

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Your students’ school is finishing any fund raising projects for first semester. The public remembers and often appreciates collecting those items ordered a month ago. The pizza, fruit baskets, pastries and bread braids, and popcorn have all been delivered just in time for holiday gifts. The parents who organize these moneymakers have done the ordering, distributing and troubleshooting need a break. So here is a plan that may allow extra funds for second semester without much hassle. This plan may include school magnets. Students have many choices that reflect their involvement and activities at school. Kids may choose to buy their own magnets that reflect their interests or club memberships, but may buy others that support their friends’ organization or sports too.

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The magnets may have the second semester schedules included. They may show practices and performances on a handy calendar magnet. They might just be magnets that show with their design and colors what interests are represented. Kids with metal lockers can display colorful and interesting magnets inside their locker doors. They may open their locker and show their identities with just a glance. Magnets could become a fun collection for your students that will display their years and accomplishments in school. One popular magnet style is the Magna-Phrase, which is a set of school related words and phrases that can be arranged in various ways to make interesting sentences, like "Seniors Rule!"

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The magnets are small and easy to handle when distributing. The hardest part is to choose the types of magnets that you feel represents the student body. The more variety the better. Know that if one or two types don’t sell out completely there are next year’s students to consider. A price could be determined and from there it’s just up to the organizers to display the magnets and calendars and sell, sell, sell.

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Wondering who discovered magnets? Read on to find the answer.

Magnets are seemingly magical objects, which produce an invisible magnetic field that causes them to attract other magnetic substances in their vicinity. Who discovered magnets? Who was the first one to come across this brilliant force of magnetism? An old story says that a shepherd from Crete named Magnes was the first to discover lodestone, which pulled towards itself his crook that had an iron tip. There is another story, which says that the Greeks discovered the magnets of magnetite in Turkey.

Some believe that Thales who lived in Greece in 600 B.C. was one of the pioneering researchers in the field of magnetism and electricity. He studied the forces of attraction between magnets and a resin called amber. According to some theories, the Chinese were the ones using magnetic stones since centuries. They used these stones in ways similar to the modern-day magnetic compass. It was in around 1734, that Swedenborg, a Swedish scientist brought to notice the differences between a magnetized piece of iron and an unmagnetized one. The magnetic substance that was discovered for the first time ever was magnetite. But Louis Neel, a French physicist disapproved this discovery by coming up with the concept of ferromagnetism.

The discovery of magnets has changed the world. It has led to the manifold applications of magnetism in various spheres of life. Magnets are used in electric motors, transformers, televisions, computer monitors, magnetic tapes, microphones and speakers. Magnetism is the basis of mariner’s compasses, which is one of the most widely used navigational tools. Magnets have found applications in the manufacture of toys and jewelry. The discovery of magnetism and its study in relation to electricity gave rise to the concept of electromagnetism. Magnetism is at the heart of magnetic therapy, a relatively new method of treating a variety of illnesses. If you have been using your computer screen this long, you must thank the discoverers of magnets, as you know your computer monitors also use magnets!

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